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A photographer can capture a moment and preserve it as a photograph, which in turn will allow others to witness the scene in the future. Running from tomorrow (October 4) till November 3 at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the "Twin Peaks: Contemporary Hong Kong Photography" exhibition will showcase works by nine local photographers in eight groups. It will help visitors to explore the trends and diversification of Hong Kong contemporary photography.
An opening ceremony for the exhibition was held today (October 3). The officiating guests were the Chairman of the Hong Kong International Photo Festival 2014, Mr Alfred Ko; Curators of the exhibition Dr Edwin Lai, Mr Blues Wong and Mr Jerry Ho; and the Museum Director of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Ms Belinda Wong.
The exhibition is a partnership project of the Hong Kong Heritage Museum and the Hong Kong International Photo Festival 2014.
The exhibition shows the achievements of photographers in exploring different topics in their artworks. It demonstrates two separate approaches to photographic art, as reflected by the "Twin Peaks" in the title of the exhibition.
A total of nine photographers making up eight groups are participating in the exhibition. They are anothermountainman (Stanley Wong), Almond Chu, Ng Sai-kit, Dr Leo Wong, Martin Cheung & Topaz Leung, Joseph Fung, Ringo Tang and Vincent Yu. Each group features two sets of photographs in totally different styles.
The photographs by Almond Chu, Vincent Yu and Martin Cheung & Topaz Leung reveal the divergence and convergence of their professional careers and personal styles as they progressed along their creative paths, and bring out the dual character of their identities in their collections. Dr Leo Wong and anothermountainman infuse their philosophy of life into their artistic creations. Their works, which show the compatibility between a person's inner cultivation and his exploration of external objective matters, demonstrate the artists' overriding pursuit of ideals and show their concern about our society. The works of Joseph Fung, Ng Sai-kit and Ringo Tang show how technology has impacted the creative and aesthetic aspects of photography.
Although the nine photographers show diverse styles in their works, a sense of continuity can be traced among them. Their works demonstrate the changing development of Hong Kong contemporary photography and allow visitors to look at the artistic significance of photography from different perspectives.
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is located at 1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin. For details of the exhibition, please visit the webpage of the museum at www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk or call 2180 8188.
Ends/Friday, October 3, 2014
Issued at HKT 20:00
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